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Hardly a Wordsmith
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American English Revisited: Observations on Regional Dialects, Colloquialisms, Linguistic Quirks, and Commonly Misused Words and Phrases (from a Southerner's Perspective)
- Added on: Apr 17th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Angela
- Listed in: Culture Observational Humor
- Tags: american english children's speech misused words mispronunciations southern accent american dialects
Recent Posts
I Stumped My Toe in the Sugar
I made a pot of red beans last Monday. One secret I learned from my father is to put a spoonful of sugar in the beans. It dramatically improves their taste. Add a healthy dollop of ham base along with the requisite holy trinity of New Orleans cook...
Pronto Pups? How about a Corn Dog?
Our family went camping in the North Georgia mountains this past weekend. Since we were camping for three days, we decided to break up our outdoor fun with a drive into Ellijay for lunch on Saturday. We ate at a popular local spot called Colonel Po...
Rant: Laxadaisical for Lackadaisical
Okay, I hear this so much, I don't think anyone can pronounce the word correctly: laxadaisical. Two separate, perfectly-good words have been merged into one:Lackadaisical [the correct word!] is used to describe someone who isn't interested, who's l...
You So Did Not Say That
Remember when the TV show Friends was popular and the phrase "so not" became prominent? I suppose now it's just part of the lexicon, because my five-year-old son uttered it today. He was playing a game on the computer and said "you are so not gonna...
Rant: Suring Up for Shoring Up
Ahhhh. Morning news is such a source of inspiration for me. Yesterday, WSB-TV, the local ABC-affiliate, was reporting on the Midtown Atlanta parking deck collapse. The reporter on the scene kept referring to how firefighters were "suring up" the s...
No Worries
Our son quipped, "no worries" the other day, and my husband and I simultaneously cringed. I assume he picked up the expression from television. It's certainly not something we'd ever say. When I hear "no worries," I always think of Crocodile Dunde...
